Charlton County, Georgia

Charlton County is the southernmost county of the U.S. state of Georgia, located in the southeastern part of the state. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,518. The county seat is Folkston.

History
Charlton County was created from a portion of Camden County, Georgia, by an act of the Georgia General Assembly on February 18, 1854. The original county seat was at Trader's Hill, until 1901. Additional lands from Ware County, Georgia, were added to Charlton's borders by an 1855 act of the General Assembly. In 1856, an additional legislative act redefined the Charlton–Camden borders again with each county ceding land to the other.

The county is named for Robert Milledge Charlton, a U. S. Senator from Georgia.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 782 sqmi, of which 774 sqmi is land and 8.8 sqmi (1.1%) is water. It is the fifth-largest county by area in Georgia. It is the southernmost county in Georgia. A large portion of the county lies within the Okefenokee Swamp and its federally protected areas.

The entire central and southern portion of Charlton County is located in the St. Marys sub-basin of the St. Marys-Satilla basin. The county's northeastern portion, north of Homeland, is located in the Satilla River sub-basin of the St. Marys-Satilla basin. The western portion of Charlton County is located in the Upper Suwannee River sub-basin of the larger Suwannee River basin. The country's southern region is level with the northernmost part of the central and eastern Panhandle of the Florida peninsula.

Major highways

 * US 1.svg U.S. Route 1
 * US 23.svg U.S. Route 23
 * US 301.svg U.S. Route 301
 * Georgia 4.svg State Route 4
 * Georgia 15.svg State Route 15
 * Georgia 23.svg State Route 23
 * Georgia 40.svg State Route 40
 * Georgia 40 Connector.svg State Route 40 Connector
 * Georgia 94.svg State Route 94
 * Georgia 121.svg State Route 121
 * Georgia 177.svg State Route 177
 * Georgia 185.svg State Route 185
 * Georgia 252.svg State Route 252

Adjacent counties

 * Brantley County - north
 * Nassau County, Florida - south and east
 * Camden County - east
 * Baker County, Florida - south
 * Ware County - north and west

National protected area

 * Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge (part)

Cities

 * Folkston
 * Homeland

Unincorporated communities

 * Moniac
 * Racepond
 * Saint George
 * Toledo
 * Trader's Hill
 * Uptonville

Demographics
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 12,518 people, 3,675 households, and 2,685 families residing in the county.